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sweet and sour vegetable kebabs.
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Sweet Sour Vegetable Skewers

A nice and easy, healthy appetizer, made by marinating vegetables in spices and glazing them later on a grill pan.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Fusion Food
Diet: Halal, Vegetarian
Servings: 24 sticks
Calories: 35kcal
Author: Wajiha

Equipment

  • 18 bamboo or metal kebab sticks

Ingredients

FOR SKEWERS

  • 3 medium bell peppers cut in squares
  • 2 large potato peeled and cut in 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 large carrot peeled and sliced
  • 2 large onion cut in 1/2 inch squares
  • 1 teaspoon salt while parboiling
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • Oil or butter for grilling

Seasoning

  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder zeera
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

FOR SAUCE

  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoon vinegar
  • 3 tabkespoon ketchup or tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 3 tablespoon sesame oil

Instructions

Sauce

  • Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and form a uniform mixure. Set aside

Skewers

  • Parboil the cut up potatoes for 2-3 minutes in 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp vinegar.
  • Drain the water from potatoes and allow them to cool down.
  • Toss all the cut up vegetables in a bowl along with potatoes.
  • Add seasoning to the vegetables and mix well.
  • Thread the vegetables on to sticks or skewers in any order you like.

Cooking the vegetable kebabs

  • Grilling/pan frying.
    For stove top, use a grill pan and heat it at medium high heat. Add a little oil to grease the pan and add the skewers one by one. While on the pan, glaze the skewers with the sweet sour sauce and oil. Flip over the skewers after 4 minutes. Now glaze this side with the sauce as well and finish cooking after another 3 minutes.
  • Baking/Air frying
    Preheat the oven at 220℃ or 425 ℉. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and grease with oil. Place the skewers on top and spray cooking oil on top. Baking for 7 minutes, then bring out the tray and flip the skewers over. Glaze with sweet sauce and bake for another 5 minutes.
  • Once baked/grilled, use the left over sauce and drizzle it generously all over the skewers. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve hot.

Notes

  • If you are using wooden skewers like me, soak them in water for 20 minutes before using, this prevents the sticks from burning while on an open flame.
  • Feel free to use any vegetable you like. This is the perfect time to utilize that produce in your pantry you've been ignoring. I went with potatoes, bell peppers, onions, and carrots. I've also tried the recipe with sweet potato, zucchini, eggplant, cabbage, and tomatoes.
  • You can marinate the vegetables and thread them overnight to grill the next day. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1stick | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 969IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg